What things - curses on society - should we get rid of forever? This question is inspired by Janice Long's night-time programme on BBC2. Please, no meandering or wishy-washy answers. I'll start off the list by saying:-
# The 'celebrity culture' and its celebration of nonentity and mediocrity
# Murdoch's Fox organization
# So-called 'political correctness'
2007-12-27 12:53:49 · 19 answers · asked by celtish 3 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
i think marriage should be abolished.
2007-12-27 12:58:18 · answer #1 · answered by Ramble 3 · 3⤊ 7⤋
Political correctness because the moment you put someone in a separate, special category you are pretty much saying they are powerless unless someone protects you. It's why I hate words like 'empowered'. No one has the ability to give me strength, that's something that should come from inside.
I believe that if people were allowed to stand on their own merits and not be protected just because of some predisposed characteristics (which is what pc protects) we could get past all of the biases that make people think we SHOULD be pc.
As a white male I didn't know I was supposed to hate different groups until they yelled at me all through the 80's and 90's and made such a big deal about it. Example being racism. For 'the dirty secret' that it is it sure gets a lot of publicity. C'mon, if it wasn't for all of those Norman Lear sitcoms in the late 70's I would have no idea what a bigot was. My family just raised me to see people as they are.
2007-12-27 21:08:20 · answer #2 · answered by michael f 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Political correctness definitely! It's the most ridiculous 'nanny state' culture ever invented. PC just creates boundaries, for example saying 'it's not PC to call a black person coloured, it's racist' is implying two things, that the speaker is meaning to be racist, and the answerer is going to take offence most likely when neither will take or mean any offence at all.
2007-12-28 07:25:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
1. Useless mammals that are famous for being famous ( Paris Hilton type ).
2. Political spin doctoring of all kinds.
3. Treatment of politicians as rock stars.
4. Religious fanatics of all kinds and their right to vote.
5. War and diplomats who have no problem collecting their enormous paychecks for not doing their jobs.
6. Bush father and pathetic son, also his entire government of their family members and best friends.
7. American Democrats for acting like cowards and letting our pathetic excuse for a government drag us into a senseless and endless war and draining our economy in a process.
2007-12-28 00:54:19 · answer #4 · answered by ms.sophisticate 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hello, Politicians who lie, the Greed of banks, and the minorities shooting their mouths of about one thing and another. the group that are allowed to "run" the lottery and them that decide where to cash goes. also the hand outs to people that enter the country illegally, Hospital Managers that earn more than doctors. And the promise not to bring back hanging. what a way to start a day just shoot me.
2007-12-28 04:46:41 · answer #5 · answered by Beau 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
1. Negative political adds.
That all you see in a campaign year. You go to the poles and vote against some one instead of voting for some one.
2. Politicians that can go over the law on the no call list. For some reason it is legal for them to call people on the no call list.
2007-12-27 21:43:46 · answer #6 · answered by Tony M 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
the promotion of insincerity as a form of politeness.
oh and all Journey albums should be burned... especially the one with "wheels in the sky" I f'in hate that song!
2007-12-28 09:29:05 · answer #7 · answered by kub2 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Totally agree with your first one.
Celebutautes, the no-talent rich brats who are all over the magazines and news
And Edmunds.com. Quit telling people how much they shoudl pay for a new car. I don't make money selling cars for invoice you know!
2007-12-27 21:40:48 · answer #8 · answered by Chief High Commander, UAN 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Ideology.
2007-12-27 21:49:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1.)Ignorant pop culture
2.)Contest shows like American Idol
3.)Lazy and sadistic DMV employees
4.)Lazy and slow Postal workers
5.)The IRS
6.)The electoral college
7.)Religion mixing in politics
8.)Special interest groups that favor the undeserving.
9.)Chemicals in foods
10.)Over fishing
2007-12-28 04:08:51 · answer #10 · answered by Bonzai Betty 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Political correctness I'm getting mighty sick and tired of having' to pick and choose my words.
Feminism. Afraid? To hell with that; it's too blasted stupid to be afraid of something you don't believe in, in the first place.
2007-12-28 06:30:30 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋